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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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master cylender prob

ok so here is the thing i bought an RX7 from a guy and he told methat there were no leaks but i soon found out that there was a leek coming from the resavour and so i went to take the brake lines off of the thing and for some reason he tightened them down so hard there is no way for me to get them off. any suggestions on a detergent or something i could put on the nut to loosen it up to come free/?
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Be sure that you use a flare nut wrench, not a regular open-end wrench. The flare wrench grips better, and won't slip off when you apply the necessary force. You should not need to apply any lube to the threads to get them out. Also, where is it leaking? It could just be the seals that connect the reservoir to the cylinder itself. If that's the cause, you don't need to remove the cylinder. The reservoir just pulls off. And obviously, drain it before/if you do this.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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ha thank you i just pulled the damn thing off but now i will clean it up in there and pull it off. that is what i thought but i wasnt sure thank you. uh a nother thing would brake fluid make the paint bubble up and peal away?
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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uh a nother thing would brake fluid make the paint bubble up and peal away?
Yes! Brake fluid will attack the car's paint, so make sure you clean up the fluid already on the car and try not to spill more. Same thing happened to my car, and its been sitting with a leaky master cyl. for over a year and all the paint under the cyl. is flaking.

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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ha thank you i just pulled the damn thing off but now i will clean it up in there and pull it off. that is what i thought but i wasnt sure thank you. uh a nother thing would brake fluid make the paint bubble up and peal away?
yes. brake fluid eats paint for lunch. take care of that or it will start rusting away. the bare body metal rusts quite nicely.

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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 02:55 AM
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ok so it is bubling and pealing off nicely how do you sugest i go about fixing this? i just replaced the cylender oh get this i got it for 24 dollars form my work, and fixed that and bled my breaks and my clutch and not new fluid and no leeks .... yet. aneway i need to respray under the master cylender and so how do i do this? what do i NEED to get out of the way?
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